wouldn't more people ride back and forth on the bridge if we clap

So, to recap: a good vibes campaign *will not* move the needle on cycling in Portland unless: 1) There is a continuous, connected bicycle network throughout the city; 2) the quality of the network (primarily in terms of safety) is high enough that it 'reads' as a network to the average Portlander.

Land doesn't vote. But oil barons and electric car dealers use your money to buy elections. Meanwhile, your city's traffic Engineers count your car in the model that they cite as why 4-lane stroads you're scared to ride your bike on can't be made safer with bus and bike lanes.

What distinguishes Scandinavia is not the absence of conflict, but the early institutionalization of conflict. Nordic states adopted **proportional representation** (PR) early in the 20th century. Radical movements were thus drawn into parliament rather than forced to operate outside it. 2/

governor primary when?

Given those two factors, I think it's time to have the conversation of what role PCEF should play in supporting a transit agency that has been gutted by failed leadership in Salem, what that support looks like, and what guardrails look like.

🤔 we could get that administrative overhead down quite a bit by giving everyone an e-bike

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this is why we need to build as much housing as possible here

gotta vote in the spring elections too, Portland